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Laswa
A light Ilonggo vegetable soup made with mixed local vegetables, shrimp or dried fish, and a clean broth.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4–6
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Ingredients
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Method
- Bring water or rice washing to a boil with onion and tomatoes.
- Add shrimp, dried fish, or small fish and simmer until the broth is lightly savoury.
- Add squash first and cook until halfway tender.
- Add okra, sitaw, eggplant, and patola or upo in stages according to firmness.
- Season with salt or fish sauce.
- Add leafy greens last and cook just until wilted.
- Serve hot as a light vegetable soup with rice.